Lampwork buttons for jewellery and other craft projects
Fresh on a baby blue base these buttons have been decorated with swirling pink roses.
They measure 14x14x17mm approx. (0.551x0.551x0.669") and have 2mm (0.078") holes approx
These are ideal for jewellery or knotting projects, see an example picture of similar buttons used on a necklace!
Each bead is individually crafted by melting glass in a very hot flame, and I use a mixture of heat, gravity and tools to shape. As I work in soft glass, the beads need to be kept hot all the time to stop them “thermal shocking” and cracking! Once I am happy with them I place them into a warm, digitally controlled kiln. The kiln controls the cooling temperature of the glass and it is here that they are annealed – this process relieves any stress that would be inside the glass and helps to